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president obama is a left of center politician. the republican party is a right of center political party. there will be natural differences that exist. that is what we are watching. this is a policy debate. it is frustrating, at moments, clearly, but that is the truth. host: a question from twitter -- host: what do you think about the odds -? guest: i think his odds are a little bit different. i think democratic chances are a lot better in 2014, particularly the republicans continue to be paved the way they are. gary raises a good point about what the american public wants. i do not know that they want divided government that leads to gridlock. i think what i would prefer to the parties in washington that have a different view, as david points out, and maybe one view is a little left of center, and one is right of center, and what they would like is to get the two parties together and say, you know what? we will not get everything we want every single time. we will compromise. we'll come to the middle. we will give up some things
president obama is a left of center politician. the republican party is a right of center political party. there will be natural differences that exist. that is what we are watching. this is a policy debate. it is frustrating, at moments, clearly, but that is the truth. host: a question from twitter -- host: what do you think about the odds -? guest: i think his odds are a little bit different. i think democratic chances are a lot better in 2014, particularly the republicans continue to be...
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[applause] president obama talked about proposals in the state of the union address. alabama represent roby delivered the republican address. talking about sequestration and the republican alternatives in the house. >> this week i have been traveling across the country from north carolina to georgia, to here at hyde park academy in my hometown of chicago. talking about the important tasks i have laid out in my state of the union address. reigniting the true engine of american growth, a rising, thriving middle class. everyday we should ask ourselves three questions. how do we bring good jobs to america? how do we equip people with the skills those jobs require? how do we make sure that your hard work leads to a decent living? all that starts by making america a magnet for new jobs and manufacturing. our manufacturers have added about 500,000 jobs over the past three years. but we need to do now is simple. we need to accelerate that trend. we need to watch manufacturing hubs across the country that will -- much manufacturing hubs across the country. we need to and tax c
[applause] president obama talked about proposals in the state of the union address. alabama represent roby delivered the republican address. talking about sequestration and the republican alternatives in the house. >> this week i have been traveling across the country from north carolina to georgia, to here at hyde park academy in my hometown of chicago. talking about the important tasks i have laid out in my state of the union address. reigniting the true engine of american growth, a...
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that's $72 million in new general fund spending for president obama's new federal health care law -- money that should be going to state aid to education or higher education. i am also very concerned about federal economic policy and its impact on nebraska. unlike the federal government, we don't spend money we don't have. we balance our budget in state government and our family budgets by controlling spending, not by raising taxes. nebraskans are very careful and conservative in how they spend their money. this conservative approach has led to positive national recognition. lending tree said nebraskans have the lowest average monthly mortgage payment of any state in america. 24/7 wall street named nebraska the third best run state in america. gallup has recognized nebraska as the fourth best state to live in. nebraska has good schools, affordable homes, a strong work ethic and a low unemployment rate, but taxes are too high in nebraska. high taxes impede economic growth. high taxes aren't attractive for entrepreneurial growth and high paying jobs. the small business and entrepreneur
that's $72 million in new general fund spending for president obama's new federal health care law -- money that should be going to state aid to education or higher education. i am also very concerned about federal economic policy and its impact on nebraska. unlike the federal government, we don't spend money we don't have. we balance our budget in state government and our family budgets by controlling spending, not by raising taxes. nebraskans are very careful and conservative in how they spend...
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[cheers] do we want president obama to join us? [cheers] do we want obama to lead us? [cheers] will we fight? will we give up? [cheers] will we win? will we win? [cheers] are you ready to march? [cheers] to the white house? [cheers] well, then let's go. [cheers] ♪ \ >> start marching right now. when you come back, cousins on the white house. [indiscernible] ♪ >> let's go, let's go. ♪ ♪ >> people gathered on the national mall for the forward on climate rally, getting ready to march the fairly short distance to the white house now. one of a number of rallies being held in a number of cities across united states, including states where there are proposals to run the keystone xl pipeline expansion. independents and others and call in, just picture to meet your television and if you have called for the past biggio with the past 30 days, give someone else a chance. -- and if you have called within the past 30 days, please give someone else a chance. kansas, your thoughts? caller: so thrilled to see people care. there are some people in kansas, but the governors reall
[cheers] do we want president obama to join us? [cheers] do we want obama to lead us? [cheers] will we fight? will we give up? [cheers] will we win? will we win? [cheers] are you ready to march? [cheers] to the white house? [cheers] well, then let's go. [cheers] ♪ \ >> start marching right now. when you come back, cousins on the white house. [indiscernible] ♪ >> let's go, let's go. ♪ ♪ >> people gathered on the national mall for the forward on climate rally, getting...